State v. Koloski

Defendant appeals his judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of methamphetamine, in violation of ORS 475.894, challenging the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence found during a police officer’s search of his backpack and a small opaque container discovered in the backpack at the scene of his arrest.1 In particular, defendant argues that the arresting officer searched the container without a warrant or an exception to the warrant requirement and, therefore, violated his rights to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures under Article I, section 9, of the…